Qualcomm adds security, battery life features to phone chips as Apple feud continues

[ad_1] Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday revealed new security and battery life features on its latest Snapdragon 845 mobile phone processor, a chip that customarily powers high-end Android-based phones from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others. The chips are increasingly important to Qualcomm’s financial picture while its patent licensing business is under attack from Apple Inc.…